Support one of the many holiday programs we offer to our neighbors in Boone County, Indiana in 2024.
Thank you so much for helping our community have a wonderful holiday season!
- Classic Reruns kick off sale runs Friday, Nov. 22 4-7pm, through Saturday, 11am-3pm.
Classic Reruns Christmas Sale Set Up
- We need individuals to help put out all of the Christmas decor at our Classic Reruns store for the Christmas Sale that starts November 22 @ 4pm (stop by--the sale is open to the public!)
Thursday, November 21
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, November 22
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thanksgiving Holiday Meal Distribution
- We need individuals to help hand out Thanksgiving Food Boxes at The Caring Center. This job requires lifting 10-20 pounds of items.
- Help us stock the meals! We need instant mashed potatoes or yams, canned fruits and vegetables, cake mix, canned pumpkin pie filling, boxed stuffing, gravy, etc.
- Donate toward the meals!
Monday, November 25
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday, November 26
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, November 27
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Pies for Thanksgiving
- The Caring Center likes to include pies with their Thanksgiving Food Baskets. Pies may be homemade or store bought, and must not require regrigeration. Popular pie flavors include pecan, pumpkin, apple, and cherry.
- We’re looking for 250 pies total, and we already have 200 pledged!
- Please deliver pies to The Caring Center anytime Monday Nov.25, 8am-2pm
- Come to first door on the side of the building to deliver the pies.
- Donate toward the meals!
If you are in need of items for your teen(s) this season, do not sign-up on this list. Please contact Theresa Hanners at the Caring Center (765) 482-2020.
Parents Shop for their 13-18 year old teens only
Monday, December 16
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday, December 17
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Giving Tree Donations
- The Teen Giving Tree is a program that ensures every teen in need who resides in Boone County, Indiana has a wonderful holiday season. Parents are able to select gifts for each teenager living in their household.
- The Caring Center is the one of the only organizations in Boone County who provides gifts for teens during the holiday season. In 2023, we provided gifts for over 140 kids. We would like to meet or exceed that number this year.
Parents come in to The Caring Center and choose the following for each teen:
- 2 Outfits (top and bottom)
- 2 Gift Items
- 2 Stocking Stuffers
- a blanket
- Please consider what you might be willing to purchase to make a teenager's holiday special. Sign-up for the item(s) you will commit to purchase and drop off (unwrapped) at either The Caring Center in Lebanon, at one of our other drop-off locations in Zionsville by Monday, December 9 or through our Amazon Wish List.
- If you would like to ship items directly to The Caring Center, please use this address: The Caring Center Giving Tree 1230 Ransdell Court Lebanon, IN 46052
- Please have your items to us by Monday, Dec. 9, 2024
- Donate toward the giving tree
Family Fun Pak
- FUN- Families Uniting Now, and PAK- Parents and Kids. Our desire is to help families create good and positive memories at no extra expenses to the family. They are generally struggling and do not have the capacity to think about spending quality time with their kids and making positive memories togehter due to the extra stress that their situation places on them. This is a great way for us to encourage the families in our community.
- In 2023, The Caring Center provided over 125 Family Fun PAKs to include with our Christmas Food Boxes. We would like to meet or exceed that number this year!
- The Family Fun PAKs can include items to make a night at home festive and fun. Ideas you can include: board and card games, popcorn, baking supplies (brownie mix, sugar cookie mix, cookie cutters, icing, sprinkles, etc), DVDs, coloring or crafting sets, blankets, pizza gift card- the possibilities are endless!
- Please have your items to us by Monday, Dec. 9, 2024
Family Fun Pak
Monday, December 16
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday, December 17
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
If you are in need of a Family Fun PAK this season, do not sign-up on this list. Please contact Theresa Hanners at the Caring Center (765) 482-2020.
- Donate toward the Family Fun Paks
If you are a Boone County resident in need of assistance, please contact The Caring Center at 765-482-2020 or email us at info@thecaringcenter.net.
The Caring Center Meal Distribution
- We've partnered with the Welfare League to provide meals!
- We need individuals to help hand out Christmas Food Boxes at The Caring Center. This job requires lifting 10-20 pounds of items.
- Help us stock the meals! We need instant mashed potatoes or yams, canned fruits and vegetables, cake mix, canned pumpkin pie filling, boxed stuffing, gravy, etc.
- Donate toward the meals!
Wednesday, December 18
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday, December 19
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday, December 20
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Monday, December 23
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Donate toward the Holiday Meals